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Southland Times, Issue 1815, 7 November 1873, Page 3

Corporation Notice*. CORPORATIOXof INVERCARGILL 11ENDRR3 wJll be received Hll 730 p.m. of Thursday, the 13th Soy. for— 33 Chains of gravelling, &,<:, Esk etreet. Specifications at the Town Surveyor's office. A deposit of 5 per cent, must accompany each tender. The lowest or .any tender not necessarily accepted. W. B. SCANDRETT, Town Clerk. LOAN, £3,500, AT SIX PER CENT. I'HE Town Council having resolved, under the borrowing powers oonferrei on the Corporation by the " Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865," to contract a second LOAN" of £3,500, sealed tenders will be received up to 3 p.m. of the 20th November, 1873, for Seventy (70) Fifty Pounds (£SO) Debentures. To have a currency of twenty years from the date of issue, and bear interest at the rate of six per cent, per annum, payable half-yearly at Dunedin or Inver* sargill. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders to be endorsed, " Tender for Debentures." The interest and sinking funds on loans are a first charge upon the rates. The Debentures will be redeemable bj a Sinking Fund, invested annually by Trustees appointed by the Superintendent. The money raised will be expended exclusively on the drainage of the town, and formation of streets. The Rates for the statutory financial year, ending 19th April, 1872, amounted to £1046 9s, of which £10 18s 6d remains unpaid. For 1873, £1230. For 1874, £1386. The annual revenue amounts to aoout £4000. The financial position of the Corporation iB shown by the Balance Sheet, and Estimate of Revenue, published in the Provincial Government Gazettes of 15th January and 30th April, 1873, respectively. W. B. SCANDRETT, Town CUerk. Council Hall, Invercargill, N.Z., September 22, 1873. CORPORATION OF RIVERTON. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Town Assessment for the yenr 1873-74 has been submitted to the Town Council and allowed ; that the same is deposited at the Town Clerk's Office, and mny be daily inspected between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. by any person interested therein. And notice is further given that any appeals against the assessment may be lodged at the Town Clerk's Office (where blank forms may be had), on or before the 12th day of November, and a copy of each notice of appeal must be delivered by the applicant to the Clerk of the District Court, Riverton, six clear dayß before the day to be appointed for hearing any appeals. PETER GRANT, Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Office, Riverton, October 28, 1873. Wantedi VTIJ ANTED immediately, at Patterson and VV Taylor's saw mill, Winton, a Eullock Driver. Highest wages given. WANTED a Shepherd. Good wages. Apply at once. M'Pherson & Co. ri 7" ANTED a Teacher for the Clifton School. VV Salary, Government Subsidy of £60, and school fees. Apply to J. Brown, Esk street. WANTED an Active GirL Apply at the Times Office. WANTED immediately, a Ploughman. Apply to J. A. Mitchell," Long Bush. WANTED hewers to hew about 1700 cubic feet of timber in Seaward Downs Bush. Specifications may be seen and particulars of J. Stock & Co. \T7 ANTED Board and Residence in a private V > family. Address Alpha, Times Office. WANTED offers from owners of Bullock Teams to bring down Coal from Mount Nightcap to the Winton Railway Station, at bo much per ton. Apply to D. M' Arthur, Secre tary pro tern., Southland Coal Mining Company. TO CARRIERS. \T7 ANTED Carriers to haul sleepers seven VV miles. Good road and good pay. Apply JOHN BROGDEN & SONS. Venders. TENDERS FOR CARTAGE. TENDERS will be received by the undersigned until the 20th insfc., for the cartage of 300 bales wool (in two lota of 150 each) from Mr F. Went worth' s, Wantwood Station, to Invercargill. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. H. J. GIBB3 & CO. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. SLEEP E R S . Public Works Office, Wellington, October 28, 1873. TENDERS will be received at this office until noon on WEDNESDAY, November 26, 1873, for the supply and delivery of about 93,000 RAILWAY SLEEPERS, viz., 46,000 for the Winton and Kingston Railway, 29,000 for the Waitaki and Moeraki Railway, and 18,000 for the Timaru and Temuka Railway. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Sleepers." Specifications may now be seen at the Public Works Office, Wellington, and at Wanganui, Auckland, Foxton, Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and at the Post Office, Greyfcown, Wairarapa, on the arrival of the first mail at those places. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if presented at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at the office of a District Engineer by the sane hour. No tender to be for less than 5000 sleepers ; and the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief.